Madame Desbassayns: Myth and Reality of an Icon of Slavery (2015)
The horrible story of a mythical slave owner!
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01/01/2015• 1h 42mDocumentaryHistoryDrama
Overview
The life of Mrs. Desbassayns is exceptional in more than one way in the history of slavery on the island of Réunion. Married at the age of 15 to the forty-year-old Henri-Paulin Panon Desbassayns, this young Creole woman named Hombeline Gonneau immediately embarked on an extraordinary journey. She found herself, in fact, at the head of the most powerful landowning family...
Details
Status
Released
Original Language
FR
Director
William Cally
Production Countries
FR, RE
Spoken Languages
French
Production Companies
Kapali Studios, France Télévisions Distribution, Région Réunion, PROCIREP, Ministère des Outre-Mer, Angoa-Agicoa, CNC, COSIP
Original Title
Madame Desbassayns: Mythe et réalité d'une icône de l'esclavage
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